Jacques GENDRON

Born

30 December 1774 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 January 1864 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

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Born: 30 December 1774 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jacques GENDRON

Father

Jacques GENDRON

Mother

Angelique MORIN dite VALCOURT

Grandparents of Jacques GENDRON

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GENDRON Therese AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Germain MORIN Marie-Ursule VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie-Anne RUEL 17 February 1800 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne RUEL was born 23 August 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 10 December 1859 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East . Marie-Anne was the child of Ignace RUEL and Marie-Anne BERNIER.

Jacques GENDRON died 8 January 1864 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .

m. Ruel Marie-Anne

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques GENDRON

Jacques GENDRON married

Marie-Anne RUEL
Marriage date: 17 February 1800
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne RUEL was the child of Ignace RUEL and Marie-Anne BERNIER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jacques GENDRON and Marie-Anne RUEL

Marguerite GENDRON

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GENDRON

Born: 18 June 1802, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rene MORIN 14 January 1823 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Solange GENDRON

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Simon PARE 16 October 1827 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Hubert GENDRON

Born: 7 March 1804, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: 25 March 1882, St-Théodore d'Action, Canada

Married: Josephte MAGNAN 7 October 1828 Place: Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Restitue GENDRON

Born: abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean GENDRON

Born: 16 December 1810, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1774
30 December 1774
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GENDRON and Marie-Anne RUEL 17 February 1800, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GENDRON was born 18 June 1802, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 27 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Hubert GENDRON was born 7 March 1804, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Jean GENDRON was born 16 December 1810, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jacques was 35 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENDRON married 14 January 1823, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada to Rene MORIN

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Solange GENDRON married 16 October 1827, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada to Simon PARE

1828 Marriage of Child
Hubert GENDRON married 7 October 1828, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada to Josephte MAGNAN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne RUEL died 10 December 1859, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Death — 1864
8 January 1864
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East
He died at the age of 89.

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